IMechE STEM materials making waves in Malawi 04 Feb 2021
Institution News Team
One of our members share some uplifting news regarding the positive reception of the IMechE STEM resources with local students The Institution of Mechanical Engineers makes a wide range of free educational materials available to IMechE STEM Ambassadors for educational outreach and promotional activities.
These are designed to support teachers and ambassadors in their work to inspire the next generation of students to take up a career in engineering.
Cornelius Mpesi, an IMechE Associate member working with Water Mission Malawi as a projects engineer, was delighted to share details of how the Institution s STEM materials have been received by schools and student clubs in the country.
February 14, 2021 Phillip Pasula -Nyasa Times 2 Comments
Government is improving selected Community Technical Colleges in all the three regions of the country to enroll more youths and empower them with more skills including mining.
Constructing additional building facilities
Inspecting the project
Ngara Community Technical College in Karonga is one such college enrolling 120 students at the moment, but when additional building facilities and associated external works are completed, the college will be enrolling addtitonal 80 mining students increasing the total enrolment to 200 students
Other colleges under the same project are Mbandira Community Technical College in Nkhotakota, Naminjiwa Community Technical College in Phalombe and Neno Integrated Youth Development Centre in neno District.
February 5, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 1 Comment
Customers of Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) are expected to migrate from post-paid to prepaid billing system by the year 2024, officials have said.
NRWB prepaid meters
Most customers in Mzuzu City migrated to the new system.
NRWB Public Relations Manager Edward Nyirenda disclosed that they are expecting to cover up to 30, 000 customers by the end of this year and the rest of them in the next two to three years.
Meanwhile their counterparts Southern Region Water Board (SRBW) are expressing optimism of increasing its water pumping capacity to meet the demand at the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) and surrounding communities.
February 2, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 5 Comments
Officials from Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) say water problems at Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Thyolo can only end if Luchenza dam project is revived.
MUST is facing acute shortages of water, threatening lives of thousands of students and workers at the institution.
SRWB officials say they are engaging donors for financial and technical support to revive the Luchenza dam in Thyolo.
This follows the abandonment of the project meant to alleviate water challenges at the Malawi University of Science and Technology-MUST and communities around the institution.
A recent visit by the SRWB Board discovered that the project was abandoned some years ago due to various reasons such as massive land encroachment by the local communities along the Chimvu River.
China Daily Global / 2021-01 / 11 / Page008
China s International Development Cooperation in the New Era China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-11 00:00 Editor s Note: China s State Council Information Office issued a white paper titled China s International Development Cooperation in the New Era , on Sunday. Full text below:
Preface II.Achieving New Progress in International Development Cooperation III.Boosting International Cooperation on the Belt and Road IV.Contributing to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development V.Responding to Global Humanitarian Challenges Together VI.Supporting the Endogenous Growth of Developing Countries VII.Strengthening International Exchanges and Tripartite Cooperation VIII.Future Prospects for China s International Development Cooperation